Legend…a true story by Elizabeth Spencer

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Elizabeth’s story begins in Surrey during the Second World War. Her father is away fighting and in 1943 Elizabeth and her mother move to Devon to live with Granny and Gramps. Elizabeth is four years old and it is here that her adventures begin.

Life on Dartmoor during the war is hard but full of possibilities for this young girl. Not yet five, she is the first to ride Legend. After numerous falls, Elizabeth and Legend finally become a team that goes on to win show after show, leading them to the The Royal International Horse Show and to success, that has not been repeated.